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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Directorate G. Markets and Observatories
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5th MEETING OF THE EXPERT GROUP FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING ASPECTS FALLING UNDER THE SINGLE
CMO REGULATION
Subgroup on contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security
and
THE EXPERT GROUP FOR MARKETS AND TRADE IN FISHERY AND
AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS (MTFAP)
ACADEMIC WORKSHOP
ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Meeting via videoconference (Webex)
on Thursday 20 May 2021 from 09:30 to 18:00
Chair: [Art 4.1 (b) - privacy]
1. Nature of the meeting
The 5th workshop on the Contingency Plan (CP) for ensuring food supply and food
security took place on 20 May and was jointly organised by DG AGRI and the JRC
Seville. The meeting was the 5th meeting of the agricultural sub-group of the expert
group on agricultural markets and the expert group on markets and trade in fishery and
aquaculture products convened by the Commission. These groups are composed of
third country and stakeholder observers representing the agri-fish-food supply chain.
The meeting of this joint group of experts was the fifth of a series of seven in preparation
of the Communication on the contingency plan in subject. It was particularly dedicated to
provide insight and technical advice from scientific perspective and examples of
good practices on how to prepare, coordinate and respond to potential unfavourable
events that could threaten food security in the EU.
Audience (around 150 participants): technical/academic experts or researchers from MS,
economists (USDA, OECD), organisations or companies from the food supply chain,
government representatives
The 15 presentations were broken down into six topics. The introductory or first topic
also looked into a modern conceptual
framework on crisis management and preparedness. The second topic highlighted risks,
threats and vulnerabilities to food security and food system resilience, how to identify
and assess key risks, how to prepare and manage them and what are suitable Early
Warning indicators. Two more topics looked at how businesses and governments
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prepare for food crises and any effective/good practices. The final or sixth topic was on
mechanisms of coordination among EU countries and global examples of good practices.
2. Overview of the presentations for each topic
What follows is a short description of each presentation for the six topics. For more
details about each presentation, please see the upcoming JRC report.
Introductory session: Why contingency planning?
This topic started with an introduction on contingency planning in the EU from DG
Tassos Haniotis. USDA [Art 4.1 (b) - privacy]
provided an overview of contingency planning issues in the US. [Art 4.1 (b) -
from OECD presented a holistic approach to risk manageme
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context of agricultural resilience.
Crisis preparedness and crisis management: Modern conceptual framework
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animal disease epidemics in Finland. [Art 4.1 (b) of the Institute of Political Science
from Leiden University gave a presentation on t
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transboundary crises.
Risks, threats, vulnerabilities to food security and food system resilience: How to
identify and assess key risks? How to prepare for and manage them? What are
suitable Early Warning Indicators?
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potential crises. [Art 4.1 (b) - privacy] from the University of Santiago de Compostela
talked about building resilience in the seafood system. [Art 4.1 (b) - privacy] from
the University of Wageningen presented how to monitor the resilience of farming
systems to potential hazards.
Businesses: How do (food supply chain) companies prepare and respond to
crisis? What is effective/good practice? A view on global risks in 2021
Director from Global78 Andrew Morgan showed examples from Spain of business
contingency planning to prepare and respond to crises. [Art 4.1 (b) - from the
University of Wageningen drew on lessons from COVID-19 on how
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system will change giving some possible scenarios.
Government level preparation for food crises: How should countries prepare
and respond to crises from a food security perspective? What is effective/good
practice?
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from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden presented pros and cons
and the
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from OECD addressed food crises in an interconnected world and
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Mechanisms of coordination among EU countries and global and examples of
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issue of what institutional settings and coordination mechanism among
countries in the EU and global are needed? [Art 4.1 (b) - from the University of
Oslo/Agder Coordination presented coordination
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3. Conclusions
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Trinity College Dublin summarised the key points:
The CP initiative of the Commission can be seen as the preparedness part of crisis
management. The focus of the CP is on the procedures to be followed in times of
crises as part of a common EU response mechanism, while the subsequent
legislative proposal on sustainable food systems will include options to strengthen
the resilience of food systems. However, alternative definitions and vocabulary
around the concept of the CP were used during the workshop and these
differences could be clarified in the ongoing work.
Many presentations emphasized the importance of being aware and trying to
envisage the threats to the food system. The need was stressed for risk
assessment systems, foresight techniques as well as learning the lessons from
previous crises and account should be taken of the fact that crises are
increasingly transboundary. The ex ante evaluation of vulnerabilities, the
monitoring of resilience down to the farm level, and the monitoring of threats
and their evolution (e.g. Early Warning Systems) are all important elements.
Finally, tools, on market intervention, on strategic stocks and on risk management
instruments should be discussed in order to make agricultural production more
resilient.
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The JRC will draft a more detailed workshop technical report to support the
Communication on the CP. The next
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List of participants Minutes
5th MEETING OF THE EXPERT GROUP FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING ASPECTS FALLING UNDER THE SINGLE
CMO REGULATION
Subgroup on contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security
and
THE EXPERT GROUP FOR MARKETS AND TRADE IN FISHERY AND
AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS (MTFAP)
ACADEMIC WORKSHOP
ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Meeting via videoconference (Webex)
on Thursday 20 May 2021 from 09:30 to 18:00
MEMBER STATES (DG AGRI)
MEMBER
N
M
UMBER
S
INISTRY OR ORGANISATION
TATE
OF PERSONS
AT
Agrarmarkt Austria, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions
4
and Tourism
BE
Governement of Flanders - Departement of Agriculture and
2
Fisheries, BE SPF Economy
BG
Ministry of agriculture, food and forestry
1
CZ
Ministry of Agriculture
2
DE
TI, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Bundesministerium für
7
Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Department 4, Unit 421
DK
DVFA, The Danish Agricultural Agency
3
EE
Ministry of Rural Affairs
6
EL
PR of GR to EU, Directorate General for Fisheries, Ministry of
8
Rural Development and Food
ES
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA).
2
FI
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Natural Resources Institute
6
Finland (LUKE)
FR
Ministère de l'Agriculture
1
5
HR
Ministry of Agriculture
2
HU
Nébih
3
IE
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
2
IT
(not (unknown)
1
registered)
LT
Ministry of Agriculture, Foundation for Peatlands Restoration
4
and Conservation
LU
Service d'économie rurale
1
LV
Ministry of Agriculture
3
MT
Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights
3
NL
Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
2
PL
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Permanent
4
Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU
PT
GPP MA
2
RO
Ministry of Agriculture, Romanian Permanent Representation to
3
the EU
SE
National Food Agency, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
4
SI
Ministry, Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the EU
3
SK
MZV, SPPK, MPRV SR, PKS
6
6
MEMBER STATES (DG MARE)
N
M
UMBER
EMBER
M
S
INISTRY OR ORGANISATION
OF
TATE
PERSONS
DE
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
1
EE
Ministry of Rural Affairs
1
IE
Department of Agriculture Food and Marine
1
Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate General for
EL
Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries Policy & Development of
3
Fishery Products
ES
Secretaria General de Pesca
2
HR
MPS
2
HU
Ministry of Agriculture
1
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry for
MT
1
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights
AT
Federal Office for Food Safety
1
PL
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement
2
PT
DGRM
2
FI
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
1
Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Swedish Board of
SE
2
Agriculture
STAKEHOLDER (DG MARE)
European Transport Workers' Federation
1
7
THIRD COUNTRIES
NUMBER
COUNTRY
MINISTRY OR ORGANISATION
OF
PERSONS
1
Bosnia and
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia
Herzegovina
& Herzegovina
1
Iceland
Embassy of Iceland
North
Food and Veterinary Agency of the Republic of North
1
Macedonia
Macedonia
Serbia
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management,
1
(Fisheries)
Switzerland
Federal Office for Agriculture, Agroscope
2
STAKEHOLDERS
ORGANISATION
NUMBER OF PERSONS
CEJA
1
CELCAA
1
COPA
1
Eurocommerce
3
European Coordination Via Campesina
1
European Food Banks Federation
1
FEFAC
1
FoodDrinkEurope
1
SME United
2
Unistock
2
8
SPEAKERS
ORGANISATION
NUMBER OF PERSONS
Arctic University of Norway
1
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
1
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
1
Global78
1
Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
1
OECD
2
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
1
Trinity College Dublin
1
University of Santiago de Compostela
1
University of Agder
1
USDA
2
Wageningen University & Research
2
PANEL
ORGANISATION
NUMBER OF PERSONS
CESIC
1
John Hopkins University Bologna
1
Leiden University, Institute for Security and Global Affairs
1
9
LTO
1
WUR
1
EU INSTITUTIONS
European Parliament
1
Joint Research Centre
3
10